KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s 31-point loss to No. 2 Alabama (5-0, 5-0 SEC) was the program’s 27th 25-point loss, or more, since Phillip Fulmer left UT as head coach after the 2008 season.
Below is a breakdown of Tennessee’s 25-point, or more, defeats in Fulmer’s head coaching tenure for the Vols (1992-2008) and since he left.
25+ point defeats under Phillip Fulmer
2007: Florida 59 Tennessee 20
2003: Georgia 41 Tennessee 14
2002: Maryland 30 Tennessee 3
1997: Nebraska 42 Tennessee 17
1995: Florida 62 Tennessee 37
1994: Florida 31 Tennessee 0
25+ point defeats under Lane Kiffin (2009), Derek Dooley (2010-12), Butch Jones (2013-17) and Jeremy Pruitt (2018-present)
2020: Alabama 42 Tennessee 10
2020: Kentucky 34 Tennessee 7
2019: Georgia 43 Tennessee 14
2019: Florida 34 Tennessee 3
2018: Vanderbilt 38 Tennessee 13
2018: Missouri 50 Tennessee 17
2018: Alabama 58 Tennessee 21
2018: Georgia 38 Tennessee 12
2018: Florida 47 Tennessee 21
2018: West Virginia 40 Tennessee 14
2017: Missouri 50 Tennessee 17
2017: Alabama 45 Tennessee 7
2017: Georgia 41 Tennessee 0
2016: Alabama 49 Tennessee 10
2014: Ole Miss 34 Tennessee 3
2013: Auburn 55 Tennessee 23
2013: Missouri 31 Tennessee 3
2013: Alabama 45 Tennessee 10
2013: Oregon 59 Tennessee 14
2012: Alabama 44 Tennessee 13
2011: Arkansas 49 Tennessee 7
2011: Alabama 37 Tennessee 6
2011: LSU 38 Tennessee 7
2010: Alabama 41 Tennessee 10
2010: Georgia 41 Tennessee 14
2010: Oregon 48 Tennessee 13
2009: Ole Miss 42 Tennessee 17